Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-05
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WASHINGTON, February 2I.-House.-Mr.
DiGgley, OF Maine, presented memorials of
several posts of the Grand Army of the Re
public, asking for the passage Of the depend
en5 pension bill over the presidents vetO.
MIR. Henderson of North Carolina, from the
committee on elections, submitted a report
on the Indiana contested election case of
Kidd against Steele, and 1t was laid over
until Thursday. The report, which Is unani-
nous, confirms the right Of the contsstee,
Steele, to the seat. MI. Cobb, of Indiana
called up the conference report (repOrt of
disagreement on the bill repeating the pre-
emption, timber culture AID desert land
laws. The entire day was spent on the re-
port and the house deCided-38 to 69-to
accept the report and insist On the disagree
ment. Adjourned
WASHINGTON, February 2.-House.-The
house met this morning at II o'clock and
resumed consideration OF the senate amend
ments to the sundrY civil appropriation bill.
A conference WIS asked. Mr.. Bragg, OF
Wisconsin, from the committee on military
affairs, reported a substitute bill for the
McAdOo bill to provide for the manufacture
OF trst-class modern guns for the navy, sea
coast and other defense5. The house took
up the pOstOtnce appropriation bill and ad-
jSurned without finishing 1t.
WAsHINGTON, February 23.-HOuse.-The
house passed a substitute for the senate re-
taistOry bill, ana very similar to it, With
but one dissenting vote. The pOstOthce ap-
preparation bill vas taken no but not fin
ished. A vote viii be taken on it to-day.
Adjourned.
washington, February 24--House. The
presiding officer laid before the house mes
sAges from the president yetOing four pen
Zion bills. In the contest case of Kidd
against Steele, from Indiana, Steele vas
seated. Mr.. MatsOn,Of indiana called up
the dependent pension bill, with the yeUO
message of the president thereon. The
house refused-l75 to l25-nOt a tWO-thirds
majority, to pass the bill. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, February 25-House.-Mr.
Hatch, Of Missouri, moved to suspend the
rules and pass the senate bill providing for
agricultural experimental stations. Agreed
to. Mr.. Townsend of Hin Dis, submitted
the conference report on the Invalid pension
appropriation bill. Agreed to- The naval
appropriation bill was taken mp, ana after
considerable work on it the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, February 26.-House.-Ar.
Willis, OF Kentucky, moved that the rules be
suspended and The senate amendment to the
river and harbor appropriation bill be non
cOncurred IN. After debate the motion was
agreed to-162 to 80. The hoTss then Wentin-
| Kentucky, IN the chair, on the naval appro-
priatinn bill. Mr.. Say res, of Texas offered
an amendment apprOpriatng S2,44O,OO0 for
! the construction CT the two swift double
/ bOttOmed steel cruisers, each of about 1000
! tors displacement, of the type of the New
/ ark, - except boilers and machinery; four of
| about ], 200 tons displacement, OF the type
I of t'GunbOat No. ], - and one swift torpedo
/ boat; said Vesse s 70 cost altogether eZcIu-
1 siV6 Of armament, no more than 81, SO, 600.
/ The amendment was adopted by a vote of
l l34 to 50. The Committee then rose ana re-
/ ported the bill 70 the house. The house re-
/ afirmed-yeas, nays Isl, 1.-THE action OF the
4 COMMITTEES ia adopting the amendment
| offered by Mr.. SayeEEy and the Dill was then
1 passed. Adjourned.